| MATTHEW LYNCH,
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Has anyone on earth had a stranger last four months than Elon Musk? Arguably those readers hyper-attuned to the news have matched Musk in peculiarity just by journeying along on his chainsaw-wielding, ugly sunglasses–wearing ride. Or maybe it's been even odder as a witness, given that Musk seems not to have an internal gauge for the bizarre. Point is: Things have been weird. (And, yes, destructive.) So torrential has the weird been, that your newsletter correspondent found plenty of it he'd missed in Bess Levin's extensive cataloging of it all to mark Musk's self-imposed Washington exit 130 days after his arrival. The two hats thing: a little on the nose.
Elsewhere: Here in New York, the Knicks's season is on life support, but that won't stop Madison Square Garden from being the greatest power center on the island of Manhattan this evening, as Nate Freeman reports; photographer Bob Gruen offers up a trove of his '70s rock shots; and Joy Press profiles FX honcho John Landgraf, the man who coined the phrase "peak TV" and then became king of it. More tomorrow! |
Have you ever wondered who's behind some of your favorite TV shows? (Maybe not, but you should.) In the two decades he has been at FX's creative helm, John Landgraf has transformed it from a basic-cable network known for edgy, testosterone-soaked series such as The Shield and Rescue Me into a singular brand that's now the jewel in Disney's crown. Landgraf doesn't believe in churning anything out. Even in his years as chair, he's taken an artisanal approach to development. His unusual process has earned a lot of fans: "He's like a Buddhist monk that visits every country in the world and then likes to go on roller coasters with you," says Better Things' Pamela Adlon.
VF's Joy Press goes inside the mind (and office) of the streaming industry's wise man—and the studio that gave us The Bear, Shōgun, Fargo, and more. |
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In celebration, here's a (short) list of the billionaire's DOGE accomplishments, if you will. |
From comedy classics to underseen dramatic gems, your next binge is waiting. |
A showcase of photos by a rock-and-roll scenester—and pal of John and Yoko's. |
One of the most spectacular feats Republicans in Congress have managed to achieve is coming up with a spending bill with the potential to grow the deficit and starve children. |
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If you have spent even a passing moment watching playoff basketball in the last month or so, chances are you've seen a courtside camera linger on Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan, or Ben Stiller at Madison Square Garden. The New York Knicks, in the middle of their best season in 25 years, have turned the building into a paparazzo's dream. But if there are, say, 20 famous faces in celebrity row each night, that leaves another 130-odd seats filled by people who might not make it on the Jumbotron, but represent the great cross section of cultural firepower and financial might that defines New York City in 2025. As the season heads to the brink tonight, with a win-or-go-home game five, Nate Freeman surveys the scene. |
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